you don t care about public policy. me? really? that s what i get out of watching you tonight. you know what, mr. speaker? i m not fascinated by sex but i am fascinated by the protection of women. today donald trump congratulated his surrogate newt gingrich for that performance. let s watch trump. congratulations, newt, on last night, that was an amazing interview. [ applause ] we don t play games, newt, right? we don t play games. i m joined by usa today s washington bureau chief susan page, trump surrogate matt schlapp and the chairman of the american conservative union and cornell belcher, his book is called a black man in the white house. i want to go with susan page who i rely on a lot for common sense reporting here. this is this. newt versus kelly. why on earth would trump want to the polls are mixed, bouncing all over the place, i trust this fox poll, who knows if he can win this thing but he ain t gonna win this thing if he
i think it would get him out of what is going to be an embarrassing defeat coming down the road next week. very quickly. to your point, creativity in a crisis. this is what i think people have been hoping for. we wound up down this rabbit hole. my big hope is if this is not the right creative outcome, there are others. we don t need another war in the middle east. thanks very much. expect a lot more lively debate when cross fire returns later tonight, 6:30 every week night after the situation room, newt versus van with stephanie cutter, s.e. cupp. stay with us for cross fire. i ll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern. my interview with president obama at the white house. that will air at 6:00 p.m. eastern. news room continues with brooke baldwin after a quick break.
i saw it. mccain comes off as the man in the room. okay. except in the selection process. and when it mattered. who wins tonight in mississippi? i think romney has a chance to win it. i think gingrich wins both. who wins alabama? that one is going to be closer, with newt having a little edge. after all would you like to see newt gingrich president, him or obama? i picked my candidate. if it was newt versus the president, who would you vote for? newt. not me. you re not faking your accent either. i can tell. senator john breaux and trent lott. mitt romney hits a new low in pandering. the sideshow is next. you re watching hard baum, only on msnbc.
edge. after all would you like to see newt gingrich president? i picked my candidate. if it was newt versus the president, who would you vote for? newt. not me. you re not faking your accent either. i can tell. senator john bro and trent lot. you re watching hardball, only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the i ll sleep when it s done academic.
thing all the time. in newt s case he could very well mean it. he s not playing good soldier for a shot four years from now. it s now or never for newt. plus, it s personal. newt s got it out for mitt after the annihilation campaign romney s been running against him. if he can t have it, why should he let someone he can t stand have the presidency. here s one thing the white house learned the last few weeks. how to take on mitt romney. win or lose here tomorrow night, he s a much weaker candidate than just weeks ago. and that s because the obama campaign has been taking notes on mitt and has a blueprint they think for beating him. and the man florida republicans love to hate. former governor charlie crist. tonight here on hardball. on his former party. on whether president obama will carry the sunshine state come november. and finally, let me finish with newt versus romney. revenge is the italians say is a dish best served cold. we begin with romney s negative assault on gingrich. an